EP0814548B1 - Halbleiterlaser - Google Patents
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- Halbleiterlaser der III-V-Gruppe, umfassend eine erste Kaschierungsschicht, eine erste optische Wellenleiterschicht, eine erste Sperrschicht, eine aktive Schicht, eine zweite Sperrschicht, eine zweite optische Wellenleiterschicht und eine zweite Kaschierungsschicht, die in dieser Reihenfolge auf einem GaAs-Substrat, bei dem es sich um einen Verbindungshalbleiter der III-V-Gruppe handelt, gebildet sind, wobei die Verbesserung beinhaltet, daß
jede von der ersten und der zweiten Kaschierungsschicht und der ersten und der zweiten optischen Wellenleiterschicht aus einer Zusammensetzung besteht, die an das Gitter des GaAs-Substrats angepaßt ist,
die aktive Schicht aus einer Zusammensetzung besteht, die Druckspannung auf das GaAs-Substrat hervorruft,
jede von der ersten und der zweiten Sperrschicht aus einer Zusammensetzung besteht, die Zugspannung auf das GaAs-Substrat aufbringt, um dadurch die von der aktiven Schicht induzierte Druckspannung zu kompensieren,
das Verhältnis der Elemente der Gruppe V, die in der ersten optischen Wellenleiterschicht enthalten sind, das gleiche ist wie in der ersten Sperrschicht, und
das Verhältnis der Elemente der Gruppe V, die in der zweiten optischen Wellenleiterschicht enthalten sind, das gleiche ist wie in der zweiten Sperrschicht. - Halbleiterlaser nach Anspruch 1, bei dem
die aktive Schicht eine Zusammensetzung Inx1Ca1-x1As (0≤x1≤1),
jede von der ersten und der zweiten Sperrschicht eine Zusammensetzung Inx2Ga1-x2As1-yPy (0,00≤x2≤0,23; 0,04≤y≤0,50), und
jede von der ersten und der zweiten optischen Wellenleiterschicht eine Zusammensetzung Inx3Ga1-x3As1-yPy (x2≤x3≤0,25) aufweist. - Halbleiterlaser der Gruppe III-V mit Heterostruktur mit separater Begrenzung, umfassend eine Kaschierungsschicht von einem ersten Leitungstyp, eine erste optische Wellenleiterschicht, eine erste Sperrschicht, eine aktive Quantentopfschicht, eine zweite Sperrschicht, eine zweite optische Wellenleiterschicht und eine Kaschierungsschicht vom zweiten Leitungstyp, die in dieser Reihenfolge auf einem GaAs-Substrat gebildet sind, wobei die Verbesserung beinhaltet, daß
die aktive Quantentopfschicht aus einer Zusammensetzung besteht, die As und P enthält und eine Zugspannung auf das GaAs-Substrat ausübt,
jede von der ersten und der zweiten Sperrschicht eine Zusammensetzung ist, die In, Ga, Al, As und P enthält und Druckspannung auf das GaAs-Substrat ausübt, um dadurch die durch die aktive Schicht induzierte Zugspannung zu kompensieren,
jede von der ersten und der zweiten optischen Wellenleiterschicht eine Zusammensetzung aufweist, die In, Ga, Al, As und P enthält und bezüglich des Gitters des GaAs-Substrats angepaßt ist,
jede Kaschierungsschicht von dem ersten und dem zweiten Leitungstyp eine Zusammensetzung aufweist, die im Gitter an das GaAs-Substrat angepaßt ist, und
die Verhältnisse von As zu P in der aktiven Quantentopfschicht, der ersten und der zweiten Sperrschicht und der ersten und der zweiten optischen Wellenleiterschicht einander gleichen. - Laser nach Anspruch 3, in welchem die aktive Quantentopfschicht eine Zusammensetzung Inx1Ga1-x1As1-y1Py1 (0,0≤x1≤1,0; 0,1≤y1≤0,9) aufweist mit Werten von x1 und y1, die der Bedingung (aGaAs -a)/aGaAs≥0,3 (%) entspricht, wobei aGaAs die Gitterkonstante des GaAs und a die Hauptmassen-Gitterkonstante von Inx1Ga1-x1As1-y1Py1 repräsentiert,
jede von der ersten und der zweiten Sperrschicht eine Zusammensetzung Inx2(Ga1-z2Alz2)1-x2As1-y2Py2 (0,0≤x2≤1,0; y2=y1; 0,0≤z2≤1,0) aufweist,
jede von der ersten und der zweiten optischen Wellenleiterschicht eine Zusammensetzung Inx3(Ga1-z3Alz3)1-x3As1-y3Py3 (0,0≤x3≤1,0; y3=y1; 0,0≤z3≤1,0) aufweist, und
jede Kaschierungsschicht von dem ersten Leitungstyp und dem zweiten Leitungstyp eine Zusammensetzung Inx4(Ga1-z4Alz4)1-x4As1-y4Py4 (0,0≤x4≤1,0; 0,0≤y4 ≤0,9; 0,0≤z4≤1,0) aufweist.
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JP15569196A JPH104237A (ja) | 1996-06-17 | 1996-06-17 | 半導体レーザ |
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JP155691/96 | 1996-06-17 | ||
JP187353/96 | 1996-07-17 | ||
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JP18735396A JP4033930B2 (ja) | 1996-07-17 | 1996-07-17 | 半導体レーザ |
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